The National tribune., 1887-10-13
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Personal.

of that place, who was reported killedeby the
street cars at st. Louis, is at homo safe and
sound.
PA. johnson, Co. ID. seth ILL.,, Morris, ILL.,,
would like to hear from two Confederate SOL
diers who so kindly ministercd to him and car
ried him behind large tree to shield him from
the bullets when he was wounded and captured
at Chickamauga on Sept. 20.
Peter z. White, Co. ID. 35th Iowa, Laclede,
No., says he greatly enjoys reading letters from
his comrades, and gives a brief sketch of his
services under Gems. Sherman and A. J. Smith.
Chas. b. Withrow, Co. L, 2d Col. Cav, Nor
NAL, ILL.,, expresses his thanks to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE for the insertion of paragraph writ
ten by him, the publication Of which has been
of great value to him. In reply he received
large number of letters from comrades and
friends giving him all the information he
sought. He also wishes to thank his comrades
who so kindly and promptly answered his in
quiries.
Isaac Z. Cotton, Battery d, LIST Wis. Fl. A.,
Montgomery, Mich, would like to know what
became of Lewis NJ. Henry, and if living would
be glad TO hear from him. He says that Com
rade d. b. Watts, Co. H. Sd Wis., can hear from
Michael orwyler by addressing him at Mont
gomery, Mich.
VIM. Blaunelt, or Blaunett, Co. B, Tooth N.
Y, will hear something to his credit by adj
dressing Hiram Robinson at Soldiers Home
Grand Rapids, Mich.
w. p. Wilson, Co. E, 2sth Iowa, Iowa City,
Iowa, says he served three years, was in nine
battles and did not receive a scratch, though he
lost his right eye by an accident while in line
of duty. The 2Sth belonged to the I'd Brigade,
Third Division, Thirteenth Corps, and was
afterward in the Nineteenth Corps in the Shen-
andoah Valley.
ID. b. Suffer, Co. E, 14sth Pa, Lovington, H.,
says he thinks it was Lieut-Col Hamlin, Goth
n. Y, who used the carbine in the fight the
evening Col. Beaver was wounded.
Nelson s. Harmon, Co. l.. Sd Ind. Cav, Royal
ton, Ind, says he served three years in the late
war and had four brothers in the army, one of
whom was killed at Shiloh. His two grand
fathers, Robert Dickerson and John Harmon,
served in the Revolutionary war, and removed
TO Marion County, Ind, in 1919. His father,
James Harmon, served in the war of 1872.
John Shiveler, Co. X, 105th Pa, served three
years and nine months in the Army Of the Po-
tomac, was in % engagements aud was wounded
April 6, 1865. He would like to hear from any
of his old comrades.
Information Asked and Given.
Lewis Webster, Ridgeway, Mo-, inquiries the
whereabouts of MS father, Thos r. Webster, who
left Kane County, ILL.,. in 1860, and went to
California in company with Geo. Woodman,
leaving a wife and two small children. lie is
about 90 years old and dark compexiOned with
black eyes, hair and beard, an Englishman by
| birth aud blacksmith by trade.
G.. w. Castle Co. 4. LIST u. S. Cav, Evansville,
w. Va, asks if anyone knows the whereabouts
OF Dimmit L. South, who was formerly a pension
attorney at Washington. ID. C.. He has the dis
charge of the writer and some of his comrades.
AlOis SpitZmesser, of whom some one in
| quired through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
writes that he is living at Wabasha, Wabasha
Co.. Mimi, where he will be glad TO hear from
his old comrades.
Steve i. Payne, Co. ], 10th III. Cav, Iuka,
Kan, replying TO the inquiry of ID. c. Smith.
Co. X, 9th Ind. Cav, gives the following adj
| dresses of members of the 10th Ill. Cav: T. f..
Brown, Co. NJ, New York city; G. C. George,
Co. NJ, Blackburn, ILL.,; Almon Il. Ives, Co. NJ,
Bloomington, Ill; l.. A. Winters, Blackburn,
Colo.
ID. r. Witter. Council Bluffs, Iowa. incloses a
clipping from newspaper, in which CORE
| spOndent states that while on the way back
from Appomattox, between Richmond and
| Fredericksburg. he passed q spot where it ap-
peared that n large amount OF ammunition had
been destroyed ut some former time. Ii looked
as II all the artillery wagons, caissons and am
munition chests had been parked and set on
| fire. The correspondent says it seemed as if n
million shells had been exploded. Comrade
! Witter asks if anyone knows anything about
this.
Louis Lesieur, Co. NJ, 10th Ill. Cav. Papil-
Il lobS 4'Sb.t W tHe Ol NOInTduc
ID. Z. Smith concerning certain of his comrades
at Andersonville, gives the following informa-
! ton about members of the 10th ILL., Cav
Louis Jamo, A. Il. Ives, Thomas +. Brown aud
| Elias Williams, of Co. NJ were paroled April
80 1865, at Andersonville. after having been 16
months in prison. Williams died soon after
reaching our lines. C. e. George was released
at Millen, Ga, in November, 1864, as also was
| w. &. johnson, of Co. III. L. A. Winters es-
capped in December, 1864. The postofice adj
dresses of the above are: G. G.. George, Black
| burn, ILL.,; A. Il. Ives, Bloomington, ILL.,; l.. A.
Winters, Seattle, Wash. Ter; Thos L. Brown
New York city; w. c. johnson mot known
and Louis Lesieur, who enlisted and served as
=" Louis Jamo." Papllion, Neb. The writer re-
quests Comrade Smith to send him his address
as he would be glad 10 correspond with him.
+. >. Tomlinson, Commander, Post No. 525
GAR, Department of Pennsylvania, Proctor
Pa, asks if any comrade can give the com.
paDy and regiment to which Alexander Mer.
rett Danl Vergison and John Bigalow belong
ed. These soldiers lie in unmarked graves in
Bear Creek Cemetery, near that place, and in.
formation is desired for the purpose of erecting
headstones.
+. Ii. Brown, Co. c, 2sth Wis, Alba, Iowa, In
reply to the inquiry of Comrade Chas. Lester
Fowler, ILL.,, says that the address of Lieut.
| Rockwell, Co. L, Goth Wis, is, or was a short
time since, Oconomowoc, Wis. Answering the
question Of comrade who inquired to what
corps the AID Ind. belonged in 1863, the writer
says that il was first in the Sixteenth and
lNfterward in the Seventh
Mrs. A. NJ. Butts, Grand Haven, Mich, would
be glad to hear from any person who knew
Geo. III. Duncan, an officer in q Mississippi
regiment, and who was Confederate prisoner
at Point Lookout, Nd, in the Winter of 1863 a
She also wishes information of Geo. Wilson
Go. ID, 10Th N. H., who was at Point Lookout
Around Chattanooga.
G. ii. Walp. Co. g, 11lth Pa, referring to tn,
subject of Lookout Mountain, says he belonged
TO the White Star Division, and although h,
did not plant any flag himself, he is certain tina
there were no troops ahead OF them on the ives
side OF the mountain until dark on Nov. "a
They captured rebel camp on the side of tn,
mountain and drove tho enemy out. He viii
not say that the 9Th KY. did not plant the frs
flag on the top. but he will say that if it did
the White Stars cleared the way for 1t to do so
l.. l.. Scott. Adjutant, 18th Ohio, Jacksonville
o., wishes TO correct COmrade Biek ford. Creston
Iowa, who said that members of the Both Obi,
rowed the boats which conveyed Hazen's Bri
gade from Chattanooga to Browns Ferry. TIL,
writer says that il Bickford was there h
should know that the work was done by mem
bcrs OF the 18th Ohio. The first boat, whicl
carried Gems. Hazen, Smith, and Col. Stanley, o
the 18th Ohio, was steered by Ed. Butt, of Co.
and was manned by other members of the regi
ment. The writer was in charge of one boa
near the center of the line. Capt. Cable nov
, OF jacksonville, o., commanded one division o
the fleet. The 18th Ohio was detached from
the Second Division of the Fourteenth Corp
, for river service during the siege, and di,
nearly all OF that kind of work that was done